Wheel-making machine



(ModeL) W. OASADY. Wheel Making Machine.

Patented Nov. 23,

WITNESSES 1N VENTUR:

,- ATTORNEYS.

WILLIAM GASADY,

'ATENT OFFICE.

OF MILTON, IOWA.

WHEEL-MAKING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 234,753, dated November 23, 1880.

To all whom c't may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM UASA-DY, of Milton, in the county of Van Buren and State of Iowa, have invented a new and Improved WVheel-Making Machine, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a machine for fitting and putting together the several parts of a wheel.

The invention consists of felly-boring, spoke tenoning, and spoke-gaging devices combined in one machine and operated as hereinafter described.

Figure 1 is a plan of the machine. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, partly in section, on line x 00, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged end elevation of a portion of the device. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a portion of thedevice.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

In the drawings, A is the frame or bed of the machine. B is amovable headblock resting upon the parallel horizontal timbers a a ot the frame A, and carrying the boring-crank (J, journaled upon it. Secured upon the shank of the boring-crank O is a collar, 0, to which is attached a guide-lever, D, that is fulcrumed on the supporting-rod D, which is attached to the side of the head-block B. By means of this guidelever D the boring-crank can be advanced or retracted at will. In the end of the said boring-crank 0 an ordinary auger, O, for boring fellies can be fixed, or a hollow auger for turning or tenoning the ends of the spokes. This head-block B is provided with a shank, b, in which is a slot, 1), and said shank I) projects downward between the parallel timbers a a, and a wedge, b, driven through the slot b holds the head-block in position. By loosening the said wedge b the said head-block B may be moved longitudinally along the bed-timbers a a, as it may be desired to turn or tenon the ends of long or short spokes.

E is the felly-block, provided with a slotted shank,f, and secured on the frame A in the same manner as is the head-block B. Afelly to be bored is set on the seat f of this block E and against the shoulder f, where said felly is held by the hand-screw F, that passes down through the plate F, which plate is secured on the top E of the said shoulder f.

- Application filed September 15, 1880.

(ModeL) When the spokes of a wheel are to be tenoned this folly-block E is removed.

G is the hub rest or block, provided with an upward-projectin g central pin, G, over which pin G a hub may be set and held in position. This hub-block G has secured to it two slotted plates, gg, that project downward on either side of the end timber, a, and through said timber a and through the slots of the plates 9 9 passes a bolt, 9, on which is a thumb-nut, g. By means of these plates gg, bolt g, and nut g, the said hub-block G may be vertically adjusted and held in position.

H represents a hub set on the pin G, and I I spokes in said hub. on the top of the hub block pin G the gage-arm K is firmly held by a nut, h. In a mortise in the face and outer end of this arm K is inserted the gage L, which is vertically adjustable, and is held in place by the wedge or pin "5. This gage L is shouldered at l, and in its lower and forked end is pivoted a lever, M, the purpose of which lever M is to seize the outer end of a spoke and hold it firmly in position against the shoulder I, while said spoke is being driven into the hub.

By means of the gage L and lever M a spoke can be held at any desired angle when driven into the hub.

Haviu g thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patcut- 1. A wheel making machine constructed substantially as herein shown and described, consisting of frame A,head-block B, provided with boringcrank O, telly-block E, provided with plate F and screw F, and adjustable hub-block G, provided with pin G, gage-arm K, gage L, and lever M, as set forth.

2. In a wheel-making machine, the combination, with the frame A, of the adjustable hub-block G, provided with pin G, and slotted plates g g, screw 9, and nut g, substantially as herein shown and described.

3. The combination, with the hub-block G, provided with vertical pin G, of .the gagearm K, adjustable gage L, and lever M, substantially as herein shown, and for the purpose described.

WILLIAM OASADY.

Witnesses A. L. MARSAU, G. A. DEAL. 

